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Good one Jan, Next from me. Good Luck.

Thanks Bob, I'll keep a look out for some next time I'm shopping.

1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England. 1850 - Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith"" burns off Mentor Ohio 1863 - Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta 1870 - USS Mohican burns Mexican pirate ship Forward 1898 - Navy Hospital Corps established 1932 - Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada 1940 - Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy 1940 - Sinking of the RMS Lancastria by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France.

Nice modelling Bob. What brand of Wipe On Poly did you use?

Happy bithday mate

Chris, you seem to be a mind reader. My favorite ship has always been the Prince and I would love to do a model of her one day. Also the Lenox would be a great subject to model. Did you see my post on this site about her? http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2273-build-the-lenox/

Is it the Dutch ship HNLMS Gelderland. That the Germans took over as an Anti Aircraft Cruiser and renamed the Niobe?

Nice model and some great modelling skills Timmo.

1745 - English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River 1779 - Vice-admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wight against Spanish Armada 1898 - U.S. squadron bombards Santiago, Cuba 1965 - Navy Department schedules reactivation of hospital ship Repose (AH-16), first hospital ship activated for Vietnam Conflict

Looks like an Anti Aircraft ship

1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. 1944 - Fifth Fleet lands Marines on Saipan, under the cover of naval gunfire, in conquest of Marianas 1963 - Launching of combat store ship, Mars (AFS-1), first of new class of underway replenishment ships 1966 - The world's first Hovercraft Show has opened to promote export sales of hovercraft for ferry operators, and military craft. 1991 - 2 battle groups and amphibious ships evacuate dependents and Air Force personnel from Clark Air Force Base after Mount Pinatubo erupts in Philippines

1/48 Cruizer Class sounds good

Isalbert, Amazing looking model of the Victory you have. I bet she's big at 1/48 scale. Do you intend to rig her?

Not Naval, but an event that has helped many a ship modeller. 1834 - Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont

1285 - Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam's Tran Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. 1658 - Battle at Dunes: English & French fleet beat Spanish 1667 - The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy. 1673 - Battle at Schooneveld: Michiel de Ruyter beats French/English fleet 1847 - Commodore Matthew Perry launches amphibious river operations by Sailors and Marines on Tabasco River, Mexico 1864 - US Union warship USS Kearsarge appears at Cherbourg 1900 - The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy. 1908 - Fourth German Navy Bill is passed authorising the financing the building of another four major warships. 1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act to construct ships to increase Navy's tonnage by 11 % 1940 - German U-47 sinks airship Balmoral 1952 - Keel laid for 1st nuclear powered sub USS Nautilus (4th to be named Nautilus)

Mike, She looks fantastic. Well done indeed mate.

1665 - Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch 1777 - Leonard Norcross patents a submarine diving suit 1881 - USS Jeannette crushed in Arctic ice pack 1967 - Operation Great Bend in Rung Sat Zone, Vietnam

Nigel, You’ve achieved a beautiful finish on your hull, are you using the kit supplied wood or did you choose another supply to use. Also what method are you using for the treenailing and caulking?

She looks great Robbyn. I can't believe how much you have done.

1653 - First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of the Gabbard/ Battle at North Foreland, English fleet beats the Dutch 1944 - Four U.S. Carrier Groups (15 carriers) begin attack on Japanese positions in the Marianas. 1948 - The Women's Armed Forces Integration Act provides for enlistment and appointment of women in the Naval Reserve. 1970 - After earthquake in Peru, USS Guam begins 11 days of relief flights to transport medical teams and supplies, as well as rescue victims. 1990 - CDR Rosemary Mariner becomes first Navy woman to command fleet jet aircraft squadron.

Hi Ray, your Diana is looking good. I agree with you that now would seem the logical time to do the copper plating.

She's looking good Adriaan, can't wait to see her with the lights working.

Great work Remco and thanks for the link to the cup bur.

Happy Birthday from me Caroline. Many more to come.

1676 - Battle at Öland: Danish & Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1770 - British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. 1775 - The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel. 1853 - Five Navy ships leave Norfolk, VA on 3 year exploring expedition to survey the far Pacific 1865 - The Naval Battle of Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War. 1898 - Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba. 1927 - USS Memphis arrives at Washington, DC, with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St. Louis, after his non-stop flight across the Atlantic 1944 - USS Missouri (BB-63) the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. 1944 - U.S. battleships off Normandy provide gunfire support. 1953 - Navy ships evacuate 20,000 Koreans from West Coast Islands to safety south of 17th parallel 1959 - A new form of transport which is a cross between an aircraft, a boat and a land vehicle, propelled on a cushion of air created by its own fan power the "Hovercraft", has it's official launch at the Solent on the South Coast of England. The Hovercraft ( SRN-1 ) which is still at the experimental level is just 29ft long, but developers believe the technology will allow the production of full scale Hovercraft capable of speeds 50 knots and up to 300 ft long. The SR-N1 Hovercraft was designed by Sir Christopher Cockerell.